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Adam and Eve; adam
verb- to believe UK
Rhyming slang. Franklyn suggests it ante-dates 1914; the Oxford English Dictionary finds the earliest citation at 1925. - You wouldn’t Adam and Eve it. — The Sweeney, p. 6, 1976
- You won’t adam wot I sees. — Viv Stanshall, Ginger Geezer, 1981
- Can you adam and eve it? Eh? — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, p. 109, 1994
- to leave, especially in a hurried manner UK
- When it’s time to go, it’s time you were “Adam and Eveing”. — Ray Puxley, Fresh Rabbit, p. 1, 1998
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